** It's not as flashy as Raiden's standard swordplay, but when the Bloodlust pincer blades are fully upgraded, [[GameBreaker they become sos outrageously powerful that a single strike can skip entire phases of boss fights]].

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** It's not as flashy as Raiden's standard swordplay, but when the Bloodlust pincer blades are fully upgraded, [[GameBreaker they become sos so outrageously powerful that a single strike can skip entire phases of boss fights]].

** It's not as flashy as Raiden's standard swordplay, but when the Bloodlust pincer blades are fully upgraded, [[GameBreaker they become sos outrageously powerful that a single strike can skip entire phases of boss fights]].

* The Zandatsu move. Having Raiden, Sam or Blade Wolf slice an enemy [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe in half]] ([[VideoGameCrueltyPotential or more]]) and rip out their fuel cell before crushing it in their hand (or in Blade Wolf's case, his manipulator tail) ''never'' gets old.

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* The Zandatsu move. Having Raiden, Sam or Blade Wolf slice an enemy [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe in half]] ([[VideoGameCrueltyPotential or more]]) and rip out their fuel cell repair unit before crushing it in their hand (or in Blade Wolf's case, his manipulator tail) ''never'' gets old.

-->'''Raiden:''' What's the meaning of life? Why are we here?\\'''LQ-84i:''' [attacks] I am here to kill you.

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-->'''Raiden:''' -->'''LQ-84i:''' [[BadassBoast I possess an intellect far beyond human reckoning.]]\\'''Raiden:''' [[SarcasmMode You don't say.]] Okay, then. What's the meaning of life? Why are we here?\\'''LQ-84i:''' [attacks] ''[throws heat knives]'' I am here to kill you.you.* Sam's meeting with the LQ-84i in his DLC has the awesomeness on his end, which is kicked off by Sam seeing through the UG's stealth camo and dodging its HF chainsaw by using [[spoiler:''unenhanced human eyesight'']].-->'''LQ-84i''': State your business here.\\'''Sam''': Me? ...Oh, just sharpening my skills. Wandering the earth, dispensing justice. But only to those to deserve it... such as... Outlaws. Desperados.\\'''LQ-84i''': You refer to World Marshal.\\'''Sam''': The ones holding your leash, right?\\'''LQ-84i''': The ones who issue my orders.\\'''Sam''': ''[amused]'' And... your orders are to kill me?\\'''LQ-84i''': Yes.\\'''Sam''': ''[walks toward the LQ-84i]'' Call me biased, but those seem like pretty dumb orders, pup. ''[he sheaths his sword and dismissively walks past the UG]'' Why don't you try thinking for yourself?\\''[after Sam wins the fight]''\\'''LQ-84i''': How... How did you...\\'''Sam''': ''[catching his breath]'' You fight because you're forced to. I fight... because I ''choose'' to.\\'''LQ-84i''': My design... is flawed...\\'''Sam''': Now, now... I ''am'' quite good, you know.

* Metal Gear EXCELSUS is an impossibly huge mech which makes Metal Gear Ray and Rex look tiny in comparison. It's shaped like a giant spider, and it's two forelegs are HF Blades about as long as a football field. Raiden can parry these attacks.

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* Metal Gear EXCELSUS is an impossibly huge mech which makes Metal Gear Ray RAY and Rex REX look tiny in comparison. It's shaped like a giant spider, and it's its two forelegs are HF Blades about as long as a football field. [[HolyShitQuotient Raiden can parry these attacks.]]

** It's very easy to forget, but Raiden only gets his new state of the art cyborg armour ''after'' this, meaning he was using relatively subpar cybernetics during that fight.

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** It's very easy to forget, but Raiden only gets his new state of the art cyborg armour ''after'' this, meaning '''after''' this; the body he was using relatively subpar cybernetics at the time was specifically designed for "bodyguard work and missions that don't involve serious combat", which is what he was expecting of his then current assignment as a bodyguard for N'Mani. In other words, he was '''handicapped''' during that fight.the entire prologue mission, boss fights included!

** The ending of this fight deserves a mention as well. RAY, still not finished, grabs Raiden in its "mouth" and hurls him into the side of a nearby clock-tower - so what does Raiden do? Simple: He takes off like a bullet, running down the collapsing building as missiles and plasma beams rain all over the place, culminating in stabbing the Metal Gear in the head, then sliding all the way back to the ground and stylishly sheathing his blade just as the UG splits in two and explodes behind him. And this all happens as the first boss, which takes place ''[[EstablishingSeriesMoment five minutes into the game]]''.

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** The ending of this fight deserves a mention as well. RAY, still not finished, grabs Raiden in its "mouth" and hurls him into the side of a nearby clock-tower - so what does Raiden do? Simple: He takes off like a bullet, running down the collapsing building as missiles and plasma beams rain all over the place, culminating in stabbing him grabbing his blade that was already stuck in the Metal Gear in Gear's head from the head, previous clash, then sliding all the way back to the ground and stylishly sheathing his blade just as the UG splits in two and explodes behind him. And this all happens as the first boss, which takes place ''[[EstablishingSeriesMoment five minutes into the game]]''.

** It's very easy to forget, but Raiden only gets his new state of the art cyborg armour ''after'' this, meaning he was using old outdated cybernetics during that fight.

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** It's very easy to forget, but Raiden only gets his new state of the art cyborg armour ''after'' this, meaning he was using old outdated relatively subpar cybernetics during that fight.

Reason: His standard cyborg body in MGR is actually a step-up from the MGS 4 body, which is described as "functionally obsolete" when you look up its entry in the MGR customization screen. Thus "outdated" is inaccurate; it's simply designed for low-intensity bodyguard work (i.e. cost-efficiency), per its description.

* [[spoiler:Armstrong]] proving how strong his [[spoiler:nanomachines]] are by blowing up [[spoiler:Metal Gear EXCELSUS]] with a single, superpowerful punch as he finishes his NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Raiden. The line he shouts as he charges his punch adds even more awesomeness to the scene.

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* [[spoiler:Armstrong]] proving how strong his [[spoiler:nanomachines]] are by blowing up [[spoiler:Metal Gear EXCELSUS]] with a single, superpowerful punch as he finishes his NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Raiden. The line he shouts as he charges his punch adds even more awesomeness to the scene.scene while being equally hilarious at the same time.

* One of the most effortless ways to kill a cyborg is to drop kick them before slowing down time and cutting them into 100 pieces before they can hit the ground.

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* One of the most effortless ways to kill a cyborg is to drop kick them before slowing down time and cutting them into 100 pieces before they can hit the ground.ground.* [[spoiler:Armstrong]] proving how strong his [[spoiler:nanomachines]] are by blowing up [[spoiler:Metal Gear EXCELSUS]] with a single, superpowerful punch as he finishes his NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Raiden. The line he shouts as he charges his punch adds even more awesomeness to the scene.--> '''[[spoiler:Armstrong]]: '''Die, you '''PIECE OF''' '''''SHIT!'''''

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